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. 2022 Jan 26;14(3):9439.
doi: 10.4081/dr.2022.9439. eCollection 2022 Sep 14.

Karapandzic flap as most adequate surgical approach for squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip

Ilia Lozev  1 , Ivan Pidakev  1 , Ilia Batashki  2 , Lorraine J Kandathil  3 , Nikhil Oliveira  3 , Georgi Tchernev  3   4
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Karapandzic flap as most adequate surgical approach for squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip

Ilia Lozev et al. Dermatol Reports. .
No abstract available

Keywords: A. facialis; Dermatologic surgery; Karapandzic flap; SCC; Skin cancer.

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Conflict of interest: The authors declare no potential conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
a) Plaque-like tumor formation, occupying about 2/3 of the lower lip. b) Surgical excision of subsequent squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip with a surgical safety margin of 1 cm in all directions. c,d) Careful dissection of the lateral flap in the area of the nasolabial fold/ bilateral and transposition of the flap to the middle of the face in order to cover the resulting intraoperative defect.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
a) Postoperative status after adaptation of the wound edges after Karapandzic plastic surgery for the treatment of lower lip cancer. b) Postoperative effect on day 14 after surgery. Preserved function of sensitivity and motility of the lip. Lack of pain symptoms.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
A 6-week follow up with signs of complete wound healing.
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